National forest officials taking comment on river management plan

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) February 29th is the deadline for public comment on a management plan for part of the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River.

The plan being developed by staff for the Shoshone National Forest, in Wyoming, deals with the river's 20-mile stretch that Congress designated as "wild and scenic." Users of the river corridor include anglers, kayakers, backpackers and people on all-terrain vehicles.

Marty Sharp of the Shoshone forest staff says a 1986 plan established interim management. Sharp says the new plan will be more specific in addressing pressure put on natural resources, as recreational use of the area has grown.

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